Provence-Alpes Tour Gallery • Stages 1-7

: Riding through the Gorges du Loup

: Climbing in the Gorges du Loup

: Climbing to Gréollieres

: Climbing through the Clue de Gréolieres

: Climbing to Col de Bleine

: Riding through the Clue de Saint Auban

: Riding through Clue de Saint Auban

: Climbing to Col de Saint Barnabé

: Riding along Lac de Chaudanne

: Crossing the old bridge into our destination town: Castellane

: Heading into the Grand Canyon du Verdon

: Climbing to the rim of the gorge

: Descending into the canyon

: Still descending into the canyon

: Up out of the canyon, approaching Palud-sur-Verdon

: Amazing roads in the gorge

: Traversing the cliff above the canyon

: Overlooking the river and Lac de Ste. Croix

: Panorama from the south rim of the canyon

: Tunnels de Fayet

: Climbing to Col de Toute Aures

: Climbing into the Gorges de Daluis

: Gorges de Daluis

: In the Gorges de Daluis

: Climbing to Col de la Cayolle

: Looking back down the mountain on the climb to Col de la Cayolle

: At the summit

: Descending from Cayolle into the Gorges du Bachelard

: Impressive bridges all the way down the gorge

: Near the bottom of the Gorges du Bachelard

: Climbing to Col du Vars

: Descending from Col du Vars

: Decsending from Vars to lunch in Guillestre

: Another rocky gorge: Combe de Queyras

: The long, hard climb to Col d’Izoard

: Looking back down the Val d’Izoard

: Monument to Fausto Coppi and Luison Bobet

: Nearing the summit, above le Casse Deserte

: At the summit

: Descending from Izoard

: Descending from Izoard

: Dining room at the Hotel de la Chaussée

: A day off the bike in beautiful Briançon

: Briançon

: Climbing from Briançon to Col du Lauteret

: Nearing the summit of Col du Lauteret

: Refill bottles before the Galibier ascent

: Climbing Galibier

: Nearing the summit on Col du Galibier

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: Descending from Col du Telegraphe into St. Michele-de-Maurienne

: Secure bike parking at the hotel

: Climbing to Col du Mollard

: Nice dry masonry

: Climbing to Col de la Croix de Fer

: Mission accomplished

: la Croix de Fer: the Cross of Iron

: A very steep climb in the middle of the descent from Croix de Fer

: Climbing to l’Alpe d’Huez via balcony road D211B

: Climbing to Col de Sarennes above l’Alpe d’Huez

: On the descent from Sarennes

: Steep descent from Sarennes

: Balcony road D211A above our destination: Bourg d’Oisans

: Climbing Col d’Ornon out of Bourg d’Oisans

: Climning Col d’Ornon

: Descending from Col d’Ornon

: Beautiful bridge

: Bungee jumping from the Pont de Ponsonas

: Along the rim of the Corniche du Drac

: Climbing through a village along the Corniche du Drac

: Climbing Col de St. Nizier

: Looking for dinner in Villard-de-Lans

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